Abstract
A 67-year-old man with a persistent high fever was diagnosed to have an infective aneurysm in his left internal iliac artery. A blood culture detected a gram-negative spiral rod that was first identified as Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis based on a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) analysis. However, the strain was finally confirmed to be Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus based on a genetic analysis. The infection was successfully treated with emergency resection of the aneurysm, followed by 4 weeks of antibiotic therapy. Involvement of the peripheral artery is uncommon in cases of C. fetus-infective aneurysm. To figure out the epidemiology and pathogenicity of C. fetus infection, the accurate identification of the responsible organisms is essential.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2021-2024 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Internal Medicine |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 15 2015 |
Keywords
- Bacteremia
- Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis
- Infective aneurysm
- Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)
- Zoonosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine